SG Block Index

Block 36 Cassia Cres

370036 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 95 units · 13 floors

86Overall / 100
Summary

Block 36 Cassia Cres in Geylang scores 85.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.7 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 2.2 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 586 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
100
Green space
99
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
26
Leisure
73

Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
88
Seniors
88
Renters
87
Investors
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.1min
135EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
40.1min
63MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.2min
63MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
33.4min
135EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 3 min (203 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

1m1352mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (22 m) to Blk 36
  2. Bus 135 · SBS Transit
    Blk 36Paya Lebar · 5 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 36

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3941 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)2.2 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A5.3 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 899 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Circuit Medical Clinic0 min
  • Lifecare Medical Centre0 min
  • Chin Choo Clinic1.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Paya Lebar Road Park8.3 min
  • Aljunied Pk13.2 min
  • Geylang East Pk14.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre1.4 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)6 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson10.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC9.2 min
  • Geylang Serai CC29.1 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC31.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library19.8 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Geylang planning area
Age profile
In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.
60–648%
55–597.8%
30–347.5%
45–497.4%
Household income
33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person16.6%
$20,000+11.7%
$2,000–2,9996.8%
$1,000–1,9996.7%
Dwelling mix
73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats27.8%
HDB 4 room flats24.8%
Condominiums and other apartments21.1%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
Household size
49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person25%
1-person24.5%
3-person19.2%
4-person14.9%
In education
Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary32.7%
Secondary25%
University14.6%
Polytechnic10%
Commute to work
61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.1%
MRT LRT only19%
Car17.1%
Bus16.4%

Resident data for the Geylang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Macpherson

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%
3 ROOMS$1141▲ 110.4%
4 ROOMS$1175▲ 22.5%
5 ROOMS$1207▲ 40.7%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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